diff --git a/t/lib/DistGen.pm b/t/lib/DistGen.pm
index ae1ed53..9e8c618 100644
--- a/t/lib/DistGen.pm
+++ b/t/lib/DistGen.pm
@@ -152,25 +152,6 @@ sub _gen_default_filedata {
     use $module_name;
     ok 1;
     ---
-
-  $self->$add_unless('META.yml', undent(<<"    ----"));
-    ---
-    name: $dist_name
-    version: 0.001
-    author:
-      - 'David Golden <dagolden\@cpan.org>'
-      - 'Leon Timmermans <leont\@cpan.org>'
-    abstract: 'A testing dist'
-    license: perl
-    requires:
-      perl: 5.006
-      Module::Build::Tiny: 0
-    generated_by: Leon Timmermans
-    dynamic_config: 0
-    meta-spec:
-      url: http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec-v1.4.html
-      version: 1.4
-    ----
 }
 
 sub name { shift()->{name} }
diff --git a/t/simple.t b/t/simple.t
index 9aaf982..f6920e9 100644
--- a/t/simple.t
+++ b/t/simple.t
@@ -53,6 +53,37 @@ if ($has_compiler) {
 			return "Hello World!\n";
 		}
 		---
+
+	$dist->add_file('META.json', undent(<<"		----"));
+		{
+			"name": "Foo-Bar",
+			"version": 0.001,
+			"author": [
+				"David Golden <dagolden\@cpan.org>",
+				"Leon Timmermans <leont\@cpan.org>"
+			],
+			"abstract": "A testing dist",
+			"license": "perl_5",
+			"prereqs": {
+				"configure": {
+					"requires": {
+						"Module::Build::Tiny": 0
+					}
+				},
+				"runtime": {
+					"requires": {
+						"perl": 5.006
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"generated_by": "Leon Timmermans",
+			"dynamic_config": 1,
+			"meta-spec": {
+				"url": "http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?CPAN::Meta::Spec",
+				"version": 2
+			}
+		}
+		----
 }
 
 $dist->regen;